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Technology in elite sport – where are we now? – Tom Allen, Arsenal FC

Arsene Wenger used one word to describe how technology has developed within sport during his 22 years as Arsenal manager - “Incredible”. Arsenal Sports Scientist, Tom Allen, sees this daily and, in his presentation, described the changes over time - from a simple stopwatch, to thousands of data points that must be distilled into actionable information. Tom offered incredible insight into how one of the world’s most successful soccer clubs are making sure they use the right technology at the right time to get the right results. “Practitioners can have all the information in the world but the data itself won’t affect the outcome without building a rapport with people, and your own knowledge of the data," said Tom. "That is why it is paramount we’re able to find the signals within the noise and it is people like Firstbeat who can help us do this.”

5.
TRAINING: “BACK IN THE DAY”
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“WHO NEEDS TECHNOLOGY…. WE JUST WORKED
HARD IN MY DAY”

6.
TECHNOLOGY ALLOWS US TO MEASURE THIS
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BUT HOW HARD?
AND HOW THEY RESPOND!

7.
THE INTRODUCTION OF “TECHNOLOGY”
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THE PEN AND PAPER APPROACH

8.
THE INTRODUCTION OF “TECHNOLOGY”
THE PEN AND PAPER APPROACH
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MOST SIMPLE FORM OF FEEDBACK
DIFFICULTY WELLNESS SESSION
RICH SOURCE OF INFORMATION
TODAY IT IS STILL THE MOST
IMPORTANT PIECE OF
INFORMATION
THE RAPPORT BUILDER

9.
THE INTRODUCTION OF “TECHNOLOGY”
THE PEN AND PAPER APPROACH
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THE LINKS:
WHAT WOULD A DIFFICULT
SESSION LOOK LIKE
LONGITUDINAL TRENDS OF
PLAYERS
LONGITUDINAL TRENDS OF THE
TEAM

10.
THE INTRODUCTION OF “TECHNOLOGY”
THE STOPWATCH
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TIME THE RUNS
TIME THE REST
LINK WITH THE SELF REPORTED
DATA

11.
#HRVSUMMIT
THE INTRODUCTION OF “TECHNOLOGY”
HEART RATE
MEASURING THE RESPONSE OF THE
PLAYER THROUGH TECHNOLOGY
CAN NOW SEE THE PHYSIOLOGICAL
RESPONSE